17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn't Know About 

I have a shortcut that saved me when I was writing my thesis. When there are many windows open, like 50 pdf files, you press the shortcut to show all windows and it is a mess, because of the too many open windows. So, let's say I want to find the pdf that has the word "Steve" in the title. I am starting typing and it filters out the opened windows! That is brilliant!

We need a master KDE Plasma guide. Never understood why the devs packed so many features into this DE but never showcase them.

Thanks a ton for this - can't believe I didn't know about meta+click for drag and meta+right click to resize, and they're such life savers!

Recently a new effect was introduced "overview", right now it's basically a present windows copy but since it was done from scratch, it's way more flexible now so it'll be really easy to add for example virtual desktop previews like in parachute or macOS's mission control, if everything goes as expected it should be the default on Plasma 5.23!

Wow! I have been using KDE since version 1.1, there are many hidden gems I didn't know. Thanks a lot.

I knew a lot of this, but CTRL + F10 and CTRL + F8 were extremely useful! I never knew these things were in KDE.

Thanks for the video!

I just love KDE so much

Thanks for the useful tips! I have one too for the window transparency in case noone mentioned it. If you go to system settings ->Window Management->Window Behavior->Titlebar Actions you can set Mouse Wheel to change the window opacity.

Michael, I have been a Linux user since 2000, and used KDE most of the time, although I have ventured to other DEs every now and then. Thanks for putting this video together. I will make sure to direct all others to your channel, when they need help with KDE tricks and customizations. Well Done!

I learned recently that you can customize the desktop contextual (right-click) menu to enable / disable items for it. And to make it really short and to the point, you can right-click after left-click and holding left click.

I have 9 virtual desktops (3x3). For a long time. It's just more comfortable to have apps spatially placed than just bunch of apps on one-two desktops. Also when switching between desktops whole layout on both of my screens is switched instead of just one active window.

The window resize is a good one although not particular needed so much with KDE as you can generally grab the window edges easily in KDE. Not so much in many other Linux distros where it really is needed. This is one of many reasons I gravitated towards KDE - window resizing just works as it should and one real annoyance with other DE that don't get it right. I'm still relatively new to KDE so still nutting out all the cool features it has. Thanks for showing more!

Very informative and most I didnt know, thanks. For tiling you can press shift + left mouse to arrange the Windows in tiles and super + T to set the tiling configuration or pattern.

A really nice and useful video, thank you Michael.

Man, You just blown my mind with some of them.

I have KDE Tunnell vision now, thanks Michael!!

Sensacional, diversas configurações legais e úteis. Parabéns.

A much needed video. You forgot to mention global mute, I think everyone would love to know how to do that especially when everything is now virtual

Thank you so much. I discovered some nice tricks here!

Awesome! That was some stuff i didnt know. Thanks!

Great video and article, Michael! Lots of things I didn't know in here. I will need to give Plasma a try again :) Thanks!

Thanks for the very useful video. Learnt a lot about KDE.

that 3rd tip is SO USEFUL

Good tips. I configured my window behavior| Titlebar actions so that I can mousewheel to change window transparency.

Thank you brother, I have been using KDE Plasma for awhile now since switching to Linux as my daily driver and have learned a lot already. Thanks again and God bless,

Thanks you for the excellent tips.

That onde about resizing is amazing. Thanks bro

I had no idea about the Window Move and Resize keys. The idea of adding a shortcut for toggling window borders is also brilliant :) Thank You :)

Thank you for your video. Transparency by keyboard shortcut was indeed new for me. I think it is important that you announce the KDE Plasma version you use at the beginning of your videos (I presume it was >= 5.21), because one or two of the features you mentioned might not work in older versions.

I didnt know like all of these. thanks

Cheers!. Being a recent switcher from gnome, I didn't know about some of these.

wow, glad I knew almost about every feature but zooming. thanks for that

That was super useful. Thanks.

Top tier tips. Thanks

I'm new to KDE and love borderless but it's inconvenient to get the menu back. I didn't think of setting up a shortcut, duh, so thank you!

Thanks for share knowledge!

Putting this in my watch later list for when I make the switch to linux in a few short weeks

The kde store is one of, if not the best thing kde has to offer imo. If you've ever thought something along the lines of "why can't I do {insert feature here}, there's probably a script or theme or widget in the kde store that does it

Thanks for such a useful video!

Thank you for this video! I didn't know about most of these. I'm fresh from windows and my idea of what the super key does, is just bring up the menu. When you said super key, I thought you meant the function button at first.

It was very usefull video thanks

A few useful things here. Thank you. Liked and sub.

A lot of great tips in here! Thanks! Liking the smash button on this one

This video is super helpful! Thanks to telling me about the zoom feature, I could finally combine that with touché (touchégg) to get a pinch zoom on my laptop how I learned to love it on windows. Even better, it doesn`t just work in the browser, but in every window. Showing me again that on Linux, everything is possible, if you know how. (I switched to Linux about 3 months ago from Windows)

Btw you can start typing the application name in the present windows view and press enter or click on a window to switch to it and the virtual Desktop it is on.

Mod+LMB to move and mod+RMB to resize is a feature that I like in i3 (daily driver for 2+ years now) and I like that this feature is kinda like an expected second nature in DEs now. Thinking of switching distro and de, and KDE Plasma looks sweet as hell

Very useful video thanks!

I love KDE Plasma.

Thanks for sharing

I used to run 9 desktops, arranged in a 3x3 grid. My main desktop was in the very center of the grid. My two next most important were right next to it on the middle row, and the next two above and below the center desktop. In the corners, I had items I kept open for reference (translation/definition apps, calculator, etc. I believe this was KDE on Mandriva. I liked it so much, I found a tool to do the same on the MacOS. And then, later, I moved on and forgot about it. Your video reminded me I did that, and now... I want it back. ;-) Don't need it any more, but I want it! :-D Edit: I forgot to mention that this was on a netbook with a 10" screen, where a cluttered desktop was a huge productivity killer.

KDE Plasma is the most complete desktop experience in the Linux world. I knew everything you showed in the video, except for the minimal application menu on mouse click. I can finally ditch the large application menu in the panel. Regarding changing the window opacity, you can bind it to Super+mouse wheel (if you have a wheel in mouse) from settings -> window management -> window actions.

Many thanks for this video. The quarter tiling and shortcut to hide window border was new to me. Has anyone tried the "konsave" tool to save/apply Plasma customizations? I'm curious how well it works. My usecase would be the automated setup of lab machines.

Meta right click is the best! Thank you.

Activities are a hidden gem too!

Thanks Michael This was a good video

Great Video!

I Loved your video and I am a bit amazed that KDE has this much features. Can you please tell me whether these keyboard shortcuts you used in your video are available for all KDE using OS or these are only available in Fedora KDE spin?

Another outstanding video Michael. Every time I consider jumping to another DE I just can't get myself to do it. What Linux distro are you running? I am on fedora 34 and has been great.

thanks man you best user i like this type video thanks a lot man.

Thank You very much

I found a few of these by accident but you blew my mind with the others. I've seen a few kde customization videos that show transparent system menus but I'm still struggling to figure out how they did it. 🤔

Awesome!

Thanks to this video I now use Krunner it is great.

I knew of literally all these features but criminally underuse them. But when I need them, they are there. Often a situation comes up where such a small feature can save you. Also in other DEs. Like having bugged panels (on XFCE) from connecting a different monitor, but still being able to launch everything from the desktop.

There's a new keyboard shortcut in Kdenlive. The "=". This jumps the cursor to the time-code of the selected monitor: Clip or Project.

"The 'Pager' widget is handy, it allows you to move applications between desktops by simply dragging their icons from one desktop to another all from the current desktop. After adding the 'Pager' widget to your taskbar, configure it to show application icons.

KRunner is one I have known about since starting with KDE (Thanks Noah). I use alt-space, go get a coffee, and by the time I get back it is up and ready for me to start searching. Ok, it isn't quite that slow, but it is slow enough to start for me that I pretty much never use it. I find it much faster to use the search bar in the Kickoff Application Launcher. 1000 Thanks! for Super + mouse drag to move windows. As already mentioned in the comments, this used to be Alt and drag. Since it changed, I never learned what the new key command is. Now this will be fantastic for me. And another 1000 thanks for Super + arrow keys. I was fairly sure KDE had this ability, but again I had never investigated how to do it. And now I can completely scrap messing with tiling window managers for good (Sorry, DT. I tried, I really did).

Thanks for this great video (and the others too)! I always a bit confused about the KDE Activities Feature and what can it be do better then normal virtual desktops. But maybe I missed that you already covered Activities in another video.

Great Tips Michael, What KDE linux System do you use?

Only feature I didn't know/remember nor use therefor was the disappearing of borders. Everything else was like common knowledge from the second day I swapped to linux from windows like 2 years ago... just because it was rather confusing and I literally took a day to go through every single setting in the KDE settings to see whats even possible to customize. :D

great video, thanks. I really like KDE Plasma but I have one thing holding me back on my main PC. I have three monitors and I need the center one to switch between workspace's and the left and right one to NOT switch. I'm currently using Cinnamon and it works, I'd just rather find a way to accomplish this in KDE, any thoughts? Thanks again for the great video. Have a great day. -David

Thank you

You'll forget some of them and will search for this video and come back :D

Nice! 💪

Very useful video as for me. I'm new to Linux world. Thanks to the author. I'd like to see more the videos like this.

Super+Mouse is a real game changer. Combined with Alt+F3 and your Super+B shortcut, there is basically no reason to keep the window frame around anymore.

Good video.

Bonjour, Un petit commentaire en français pour vous remercier pour vos vidéos ludiques. Merci également pour votre diction claire rendant les sous-titres parfaitement compréhensibles. Excellente continuation :)

I've used KDE for years... And learnt some cool shortcuts here, thanks for increasing my productivity! The store is another awesome feature that makes KDE way better than other DEs, no need to nav to sites, download and install. Plus I love it's daily wallpapers. All builtin. No 3rd party extras like variety needed. Plus different wallpapers per screen and VD. Ps you should cover Activities Vs desktops.

I use the Bismuth WM. Never thought to try it, but that super+LMB shortcut works with the touchscreen! Also for some reason (Bismuth maybe?), that Toggle Borders KWin script doesn't seem to work (I'm on EndeavourOS if it matters). I have to assign a shortcut to the Toggle Window Titlebar and Frame script and manually change windows.

omg. your video convinced me to switch to kde after strict 9 years of gnome. another reason is the annoying topic of hidpi and gnome...but i will not leave fedora :). fortunately there is also the kde spin. thanks for the video ;)

Nice video! I think you forgot to mention another cool feature when in "Present Windows": just start typing, e.g., the name of an application of a string of a titlebar, and the overview is filtered accordingly, so that you can simply start typing to activate one of the many windows you have :)

Very good tips! Here's a hidden gem in KDE I would like to find - how to apply wallpaper to both monitors all at once. KDE acts like each monitor is another computer that it doesn't even know exists! That is annoying.

Your wallpaper is great, can u post a download link? Thanks!

Super super... your system is Fedora, right? Thanks a lot....

I think Kvantum is a worthwhile upgrade if you love eye candy.

Why did they get rid of the "disable touchpad when mouse plugged in" feature?

All shortcuts are themselves customizable. The window manager is the biggest part of a desktop and Kwin cannot be compared to other window managers (there also, everything can be controlled by shortcuts). Window buttons (controls) size can be changed too. And then there are the windows rules that you don't have to use if you don't want to, but you can.

Thanks man! But i lost my kde setting. I forgot how to set default input language 😭.

Hello, thanks for your video. It was so useful. Is there a way to set the drag and drop file to move only in KDE? Dragging a file opens a menu and asks three options, move, copy, and link. Although it is possible moving with shift key I would like to do it just by dragging without having the menu shown as in Windows. If you know the source code directory please share it with me, as well. Thanks from now on!

Супер! Спасибо за ресайз. Не знал🔥

Where can I get a Plasma or Linux sticker to cover the "Windows" super key?

Made one video of gnome im we gonna love it

Who wants a TuxDigital video at 3 A.M.?! Oh boy! 3 A.M.! NOM NOM NOM great content NOM

Ctrl+F10 seems like an awfully gymnastic move for such a continent feature

Спасибо друг, очень полезно)

after i set all my custom keyboard shortcuts and window behavior, is there a file that all is this exports to ? it would be neat to then drop this file into any other system with plasma and have all my stuff the way i like it rather than manually setting everything on all my computers.

is there PIN unlock option?

Can i somehow decrease saturation of particular window in KDE? I often play with ZX Spectrum emulators, and ZX Spectrum palette is too vivid for my eyes.